Lamia
E233705
Lamia is a narrative poem by John Keats that blends Greek myth, romance, and tragedy to explore themes of illusion, desire, and the conflict between enchantment and rationality.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lamia canonical | 2 |
| Lamia (mythological figure) | 1 |
| Lamia, Part I | 1 |
| Lamia, Part II | 1 |
| poem "Lamia" | 1 |
| “Lamia” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2103195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lamia Context triple: [John Keats, notableWork, Lamia]
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A.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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B.
Sibyl
Sibyl is a prophetic figure from ancient Greco-Roman tradition, typically depicted as a woman endowed with divine insight and the power of inspired oracles.
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C.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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D.
Circe
Circe is a powerful enchantress in Greek mythology, best known for transforming Odysseus’s men into animals and later aiding him on his journey.
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E.
Ondine
Ondine is a Finnish classical music record label renowned for high-quality recordings of Nordic and contemporary repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lamia Target entity description: Lamia is a narrative poem by John Keats that blends Greek myth, romance, and tragedy to explore themes of illusion, desire, and the conflict between enchantment and rationality.
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A.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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B.
Sibyl
Sibyl is a prophetic figure from ancient Greco-Roman tradition, typically depicted as a woman endowed with divine insight and the power of inspired oracles.
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C.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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D.
Circe
Circe is a powerful enchantress in Greek mythology, best known for transforming Odysseus’s men into animals and later aiding him on his journey.
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E.
Ondine
Ondine is a Finnish classical music record label renowned for high-quality recordings of Nordic and contemporary repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | John Keats ⓘ |
| basedOn | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | often discussed in relation to Keats’s ideas on imagination and philosophy ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of rational philosophy
ⓘ
seductive power of illusion ⓘ tension between magic and reason ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Apollonius
ⓘ
Lamia (mythological figure) ⓘ
linked to:
Lamia
Lycius ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St Agnes, and Other Poems
ⓘ
linked to:
The Eve of St. Agnes
|
| genre |
mythological poetry
ⓘ
narrative verse ⓘ romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lamia, Part I
ⓘ
linked to:
Lamia
Lamia, Part II ⓘ
linked to:
Lamia
|
| includedIn | Keats’s 1820 volume of poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allusion to classical myth
ⓘ
sensuous imagery ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
English Romantic period
ⓘ
linked to:
Romanticism
|
| meter | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | serpent-woman enchantress ⓘ |
| publisher | Taylor and Hessey ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Hyperion
ⓘ
Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil ⓘ
linked to:
Isabella and the Pot of Basil
The Eve of St Agnes ⓘ
linked to:
The Eve of St. Agnes
|
| setting |
ancient Corinth
ⓘ
linked to:
Corinth
|
| structure | two-part poem ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous literary critical studies ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between philosophy and romance
ⓘ
desire ⓘ enchantment versus rationality ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ power of imagination ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1819 ⓘ |
| title | Lamia ⓘ |
| verseForm | heroic couplets ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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